Frankie Avalon Quotations

Well, we all age, but Id been taking herbal supplements for a long time.

I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it.

It captures a lot of the spirit of the '50s.

Rocco paid me 35 bucks a week at Murray's Inn in South Jersey. People started asking Rocco to have me sing.

The kids have all seen it on DVD or videotape.

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age.

I think todays music absolutely stinks. I really do mean that.

I like that because the fans want to see onstage what they know so well from the big screen.

I wish I could talk to Annette, but she doesn't even correspond at this point.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.

No sooner than I did take it seriously, I had million-selling hits and movies with John Wayne.

These kids today, everything is about hitting a vocal home run.

They look for the top note to end every song. They don't know what they are singing about. There is no style.

They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

I'll be 65 in September and I work as much as I want to, take cruises with Kay, relax with my family, do everything in moderation, because I want to enjoy my life.

I love Billy Joel's music, but let's put it this way - I think this is a frustrated, ugly man.

What you must realize is that the kids are always teenagers - but he's an angel, so he's ageless.

Our audiences are all ages: kids who just love the show, love the movie, grandparents bringing their grandkids, it really covers the spectrum.

It's a lot calmer now than when I was a kid with the whole teen idol thing. People are so kind and receptive.

It's amazing to me how this show has captured kids who are 8, 20, 40, 60 years old.

If you weren't shooting, you were rehearsing lines or a song or pre-recording a song.

I do four or five of these festivals a year. They are a wonderful thing. They celebrate Italian heritage, culture, and food -- great food. I like to give back to the Italian community.

I was not a trained actor.

Any chance I had to get in front of people - amateur talent contests at movie houses like the Broadway, the president - I took.

I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners.